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2 rounds | 4 Coding problems

Interview preparation journey

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Journey
I received that opportunity from On-campus. I had cleared the coding round, which consisted of easy to medium questions. However, I think I did not perform well in the technical round.
Application story
I received that opportunity on campus. I had been rejected in the coding round, which consisted of easy to medium questions. However, I think I did not perform well in the MCQs.
Why selected/rejected for the role?
I had cleared the coding round, which consisted of easy to medium questions. However, I think I did not perform well in the technical round.
Preparation
Duration: 2 Months
Topics: Data Structures & Algorithms, Operating System, Object-Oriented Programming System, DBMS, CN
Tip
Tip

Tip 1: Prepare DSA well and I personally recommend Coding Ninjas for interview preparation.
Tip 2: Be confident & relaxed during the interview.
Tip 3: Do revise your projects i.e how it works and what are its functionalities.

Application process
Where: Campus
Eligibility: 80% throughout
Resume Tip
Resume tip

Tip 1: Keep your resume concise, aiming for just one page, and include only the skills you are confident in.
Tip 2: Do not include false information on your resume.

Interview rounds

01
Round
Medium
Online Coding Interview
Duration120 Minutes
Interview date24 Sep 2021
Coding problem2

Coding round that was easy-medium questions,
60 MCQ Questions based on Aptitude

1. Sort 0 1 2

Easy
22m average time
0/40
Asked in companies
AmazonOracleWalmart

You have been given an integer array/list(ARR) of size 'N'. It only contains 0s, 1s and 2s. Write a solution to sort this array/list.

Note :
Try to solve the problem in 'Single Scan'. ' Single Scan' refers to iterating over the array/list just once or to put it in other words, you will be visiting each element in the array/list just once.
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2. Reverse Words In A String

Easy
10m average time
90% success
0/40
Asked in companies
UnacademyIBMOptum

You are given a string 'str' of length 'N'.


Your task is to reverse the original string word by word.


There can be multiple spaces between two words and there can be leading or trailing spaces but in the output reversed string you need to put a single space between two words, and your reversed string should not contain leading or trailing spaces.


Example :
If the given input string is "Welcome to Coding Ninjas", then you should return "Ninjas Coding to Welcome" as the reversed string has only a single space between two words and there is no leading or trailing space.
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02
Round
Medium
Video Call
Duration45 Minutes
Interview date27 Sep 2021
Coding problem2

I was not performing well in the Technical Round due to not being able to answer some SQL queries. The interviewer asked me about OOP, Python, and project-related questions, as well as some advanced SQL queries.

1. Find Number Of Islands

Moderate
34m average time
60% success
0/80
Asked in companies
MicrosoftAmazonUber

You are given a 2-dimensional array/list having N rows and M columns, which is filled with ones(1) and zeroes(0). 1 signifies land, and 0 signifies water.

A cell is said to be connected to another cell, if one cell lies immediately next to the other cell, in any of the eight directions (two vertical, two horizontal, and four diagonals).

A group of connected cells having value 1 is called an island. Your task is to find the number of such islands present in the matrix.

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2. SQL Questions

Query to find Duplicate Records in Table? (Learn)

Display last 50% records from Employee table? 

Problem approach

Tip 1: Have Advanced Level SQL Knowledge. Please Practice well. 

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